Unit 41 Handball - Shoot
第四十一單元 手球──射網
2008年06月10日蘋果日報
對話
A:Are you going to nominate anyone for captain of the team?
甲:你要提名隊長人選嗎?
B:I thought I would nominate Sam.
He’s good at shooting and is nice to everyone.
乙:我想我應該會提名山姆。他很會射門,而且對人和善。
A:Good choice. I hope no one nominates Lee. I feel he doesn’t understand the meaning of team sport.
甲:選得好。我希望不會有人提名小李。我覺得他不懂團隊運動的意義何在。
B:I agree. He just wants to be the center of attention all the time.
乙:我同意。他只是一心想要成為眾人矚目的焦點。
運動英語通
◎nominate vt.提名
例:Shelly was nominated to be the representative of the class at the meeting.(雪莉被提名為代表本班出席會議的人選。)
◎captain n.隊長/船長
例:It’s not usual to have a goalkeeper as captain of a sports team.(將守門員任命為球隊的隊長並不常見。)
例:The captain welcomed the tourists aboard with a big smile.(這名船長滿臉笑容地歡迎旅客登船。)
◎shoot vi.射網
例:Jo makes it a rule that only he can shoot, so it’s not fun at all to be on his team.(阿喬習慣只有他能射網,所以跟他同隊一點也不好玩。)
◎team sport 團隊運動
例:Handball is a team sport while golf is not.(手球是團隊運動,而高爾夫球不是。)
◎the center of attention 眾人矚目的焦點
例:Georgia enjoys being the center of attention.(喬治亞喜歡成為眾人注意的焦點。)
有氧補給站
◎handle vt. 觸碰
The players in handball handle the ball with their hands only.(手球的球員只能用手碰球。)
運動小百科
手球是種結合籃球與足球,用手打球、傳接球和射門的運動。比賽時雙方須各派七人上場,其中一人為守門員。手球正式比賽時間為一小時,分為上下兩場各30分鐘,中場休息10分鐘。每射入一球便得一分,最後以得分較多隊伍獲勝。